Seasonality, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus disease by subtype among children less than five years old, New Vaccine Surveillance Network, United States, 2016-2020.
Seasonality, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus disease by subtype among children less than five years old, New Vaccine Surveillance Network, United States, 2016-2020.
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五岁以下儿童呼吸道合胞病毒病按亚型的季节性、临床特征和结果,新疫苗监测网络,美国,2016-2020 年。
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10.1093/cid/ciae085
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2024
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Selvarangan,Rangaraj
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Toepfer,ArianaP;Amarin,JustinZ;Spieker,AndrewJ;Stewart,LauraS;Staat,MaryAllen;Schlaudecker,ElizabethP;Weinberg,GeoffreyA;Szilagyi,PeterG;Englund,JanetA;Klein,EileenJ;Michaels,MarianG;Williams,JohnV;Selvarangan,Rangaraj
BackgroundRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory illnesses in children. RSV can be broadly categorized into 2 major subtypes: A and B. RSV subtypes have been known to cocirculate with variability in different regions of the world. Clinical associations with viral subtype have been studied among children with conflicting findings such that no conclusive relationships between RSV subtype and severity have been established.MethodsDuring 2016–2020, children aged <5 years were enrolled in prospective surveillance in the emergency department or inpatient settings at 7 US pediatric medical centers. Surveillance data collection included parent/guardian interviews, chart reviews, and collection of midturbinate nasal plus/minus throat swabs for RSV (RSV-A, RSV-B, and untyped) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.ResultsAmong 6398 RSV-positive children aged <5 years, 3424 (54%) had subtype RSV-A infections, 2602 (41%) had subtype RSV-B infections, and 272 (5%) were not typed, inconclusive, or mixed infections. In both adjusted and unadjusted analyses, RSV-A–positive children were more likely to be hospitalized, as well as when restricted to <1 year. By season, RSV-A and RSV-B cocirculated in varying levels, with 1 subtype dominating proportionally.ConclusionsFindings indicate that RSV-A and RSV-B may only be marginally clinically distinguishable, but both subtypes are associated with medically attended illness in children aged <5 years. Furthermore, circulation of RSV subtypes varies substantially each year, seasonally and geographically. With introduction of new RSV prevention products, this highlights the importance of continued monitoring of RSV-A and RSV-B subtypes.